Apologies to those of you who read the original blog earlier today. My work has the shelf-life of organic food.

Another week and another opponent gets its stats stuffed. 

Ohio State went to blustery and cold Minneapolis and left with a 31-24 victory. Despite losing the turnover margin, again, the Buckeyes kept their B1G Championship and playoff hopes alive. How did Ohio State fare on the statistical scoreboard? Total domination.

It's always interesting to see how a team's stats change after playing Ohio State. The Buckeyes gained 489 yards against the Gopher's defense. That is 153.7 yards higher than what Minnesota averaged coming into the game. Ohio State gained 289 by ground (+151.4) and 200 by air (+2.3).

Another telling stat is Ohio State's competency on third down. The Buckeyes converted 9 out of 13 third down attempts. That is a conversion rate of 69.2 percent. Two weeks in a row Ohio State converted at least 69 percent on third down. Pretty impressive.

Below you will be able to compare Minnesota's stats before playing, and after playing, Ohio State.

Minnesota's Stats Comparison

2014 Stats Per Game	Statistical Category	Against Ohio State	Statistical Difference
30.7	Points For	24	- 6.7
21.3	Points Against	31	- 9.7
	OFFENSE
224.3	Rushing Offense	218	- 6.3
140.2	Passing Offense	85	- 55.2
364.6	Total Offense	303	- 61.6
	DEFENSE
137.6	Rushing Defense	289	- 151.4
197.8	Passing Defense	200	- 2.2
335.3	Total Defense	489	- 153.7
	OFF. MISC.
.418	3rd Down Conv.	.357	- .061
.886	Red Zone	1.00	+ .114
10.3	Punt Return	No Attempts	NA
23.6	Kickoff Return	24.0	+ 0.4
	DEF. MISC.
.379	3rd Down Conv.	.692	- .313
.917	Red Zone	.667	+ .250
107.4	Pass Eff. Def.	144.6	- 37.2
38.4	Net Punting	51.8	+ 13.4
Total: 11	THE EDGE	Total: 4

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Minnesota's Stats Before and After Ohio State

2014 Stats Before Ohio State	National Ranking	Statistical Category	2014 Stats After Ohio State	National Ranking	Difference
30.7	57th	Points For	30.0	59th	- 0.7
21.3	23rd	Points Against	22.3	28th	- 1.0
		OFFENSE
224.3	26th	Rushing Offense	223.7	25th	- 0.6
140.2	120th	Passing Offense	134.7	121st	- 5.5
364.6	96th	Total Offense	358.4	101st	- 6.2
		DEFENSE
137.6	37th	Rushing Defense	152.7	53rd	- 15.1
197.8	26th	Pass Defense	198.0	25th	- 0.2
335.4	21st	Total Defense	350.7	33rd	- 15.3
		OFF. MISC.
.418	57th	3rd Down Conv.	.412	58th	- .006
.886	23rd	Red Zone	.895	21st	+ .009
10.3	36th	Punt Return	10.3	34th	---
23.6	21st	Kickoff Return	23.7	23rd	+ 0.1
		DEF. MISC.
.379	49th	3rd Down Conv.	.407	73rd	- .028
.917	116th	Red Zone	.889	108th	+ .028
107.4	15th	Pass Eff. Def.	111.1	24th	- 3.7
38.4	41st	Net Punting	39.3	28th	+ 0.9
	Total: 11	THE EDGE	Total: 4

Go here if you would like to see how J.T. Barrett compares to Troy Smith, Terrelle Pryor and Braxton Miller (2011 and 2012) through ten games.

Go here if you would like to see how J.T. Barrett compares to the last four Heisman Trophy winners through ten games of their Heisman winning seasons.

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